Revisionist Memory — Rewriting The Good Ol’ Days
Memory rarely tells the truth. It isn’t a neutral archive; it’s an artist, reshaping scenes to fit the narrative we need. What was once unbearable becomes romantic. What was once a struggle transforms into grit.
This is revisionist memory — not a lie, but a re-vision, an alchemy that makes the past more beautiful in hindsight than it ever was at the time.
Kiss Me, Curse Me: Iconic Love Poems to Recite to Your Beloved
Hauntingly beautiful words to articulate your quickened heartbeat.
Love letters are an art. But love poems? They’re an invocation.
Whether you’re in the throes of devotion or teetering on the edge of obsession, there’s a poem for that. Throughout history, poetry has been the preferred weapon of the heartstruck and the twitterpated—used to seduce, sanctify or even scorch a former flame.
Below, we trace the evolution of love poems from parchment to plasma screen—and offer tips for crafting your own unforgettable prose.
Witch-Written: 7 Female Poets Who Hexed Us With Their Words
Some women write to soothe. Others write to awaken.
And then there are the ones who write like they’re reaching into your chest, curling their ink-stained fingers around your heart and daring it to beat truer.
These are the literary witches—femme sorceresses whose verses hex, haunt and seduce.
Whether whispering love spells or shrieking grief, the seven poets below didn’t just tell stories, they invoked something deeper.
Ink That Outlives Us: 10 Classic Poems Every Goth Romantic Must Read
Love. Death. Longing that lingers beyond the grave.
There are some verses that do not age. They haunt. They seduce. They outlive.
For the romantic goths who find solace in ruins and rapture in the ache, these are your literary bloodlines.
The poems that read like slow kisses in candlelight, whispered elegies between silk sheets or final confessions scribbled before the blade falls.
These ten works are not merely classics—they are heirlooms. Inked by hands that understood the exquisite sting of being human… and beautifully doomed.
Love Hurts: 5 Poetry Collections That Will Help Heal Heartbreak
Because why shouldn’t the cure be as exquisite as the wound.
There’s something sacred about reading poetry after heartbreak. It’s a ritual in itself—one hand on her chest, the other tracing the curve of verse as if it might contain the secrets of her agony.
These five poetry collections won’t try to fix you. They’ll sit beside you in your silk robe, pour a glass of something dark and hold your hand while black eyeliner-stained tears stain your cheeks.
Because healing isn’t always gentle—and love takes its pound of flesh.
Each book below comes paired with a ritual or scent. Because recovery, like romance, should be decadent.